The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), represented by Assistant Secretary for External Assistance and Development Juan Carlo Marquez, participated in the ASEAN Dialogue on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) General Comment No. 26, held on October 2-3 in Makati City. The event gathered key stakeholders from across Asia continue reading : DSWD Participates in ASEAN Dialogue on UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Undersecretary Emmeline Villar addresses on Friday (October 4) the women and other persons with disabilities who participated in the Women with Disabilities Summit 2024 in Pasay City. Undersecretary Villar assured the participants of the summit, organized by the Women with Disabilities Leap to Social Progress, Inc, that the continue reading : DSWD supports efforts to empower women with disabilities

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian joined President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr in the distribution of relief and cash assistance to families affected by Super Typhoon (ST) Julian in the island province of Batanes and in Ilocos Norte on Friday (October 4). “Kaya kami narito ay para matignan kung ano ba continue reading : DSWD chief joins PBBM in aid giving to Julian-hit families in Batanes, Ilocos Norte

In the heart of Boston town in Davao Oriental, two remarkable projects under the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Kapitbisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS) are transforming lives, bridging hope and opportunity for this third class municipality. One of the two projects is the newly-built bridge in a continue reading : Real Life Stories – DSWD KALAHI-CIDSS projects paving the way for progress in this rustic town in Davao Oriental

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian demonstrates to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr how the water filtration kit works in producing potable water during the chief executive’s visit to Typhoon-Julian hit Basco, Batanes on Friday (October 4). The DSWD Field Office 2-Cagayan Valley distributed water filtration kits from the firm Waves continue reading : Typhoon Julian-hit families in Basco, Batanes get safe water with DSWD’s filtration kit

Officials of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) assisted President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. and First Lady Louise Araneta-Marcos in handing out government aid during the Libreng Laboratoryo, Konsulta, at Gamot Para sa Lahat (LAB for ALL) caravan on Thursday (October 3) at the Rizal High School Gymnasium in Pasig City. The LAB continue reading : DSWD distributes gov’t aid at First Lady’s ‘LAB for ALL’ event in Pasig City

The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Field Office 2-Cagayan Valley provided psychosocial first aid to the evacuees of Typhoon Julian in the region. “Apart from providing family food packs (FFPs), the DSWD also ensures the overall well-being of families affected by Super Typhoon Julian. This is part of the Camp Coordination and Camp continue reading : Julian-hit families in Cagayan Valley get psychosocial aid, other interventions from DSWD

An official of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reported on Wednesday  (October 2) that the agency has established 981 storage facilities nationwide, citing this as a way to ensure the agency’s faster disaster response operations. “We now have 981 warehouses in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao, which have greatly helped in our prepositioning continue reading : DSWD has close to 1K warehouses nationwide for faster disaster response

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) assured beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) from geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas (GIDAs) that they will continue receiving proper monitoring and program updates from 4Ps personnel who brave the risks in order to reach out to them. “Ito yung madalas hindi nakikita ng ating continue reading : DSWD personnel unmindful of risk in reaching out to 4Ps grantees in remote areas